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A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being stubbed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being stubby. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble, estuble, F. étuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf. Stipule. ] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle. “After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast stubble.” Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stubble goose (Zool.),
Stubble rake,
a.
A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Covered with stubble; stubbled. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See Stub. ] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things;
And I was young and full of ragerie [ wantonness ]
Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
Your stubborn usage of the pope. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n.
a. Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound;